1956 Olympic Games: Basketball Results

All the results from the games played in the basketball tournament of the 1956 Olympics with stages, dates, scores, boxscores and more.

1.

First Round, Group C

South Korea

76

-

83

Formosa

2.

First Round, Group B

Soviet Union

97

-

59

Canada

3.

First Round, Group A

USA

98

-

40

Japan

4.

First Round, Group A

Philippines

94

-

55

Thailand

5.

First Round, Group B

Singapore

54

-

81

France

6.

First Round, Group C

Uruguay

70

-

65

Bulgaria

7.

First Round, Group D

Chile

59

-

78

Brazil

8.

First Round, Group B

Canada

85

-

58

Singapore

9.

First Round, Group C

Uruguay

85

-

62

Formosa

10.

First Round, Group C

Bulgaria

89

-

58

South Korea

11.

First Round, Group A

USA

101

-

29

Thailand

12.

First Round, Group B

Soviet Union

67

-

76

France

13.

First Round, Group D

Brazil

89

-

66

Australia

14.

First Round, Group A

Japan

61

-

77

Philippines

15.

First Round, Group A

Thailand

50

-

70

Japan

16.

First Round, Group C

Formosa

71

-

88

Bulgaria

17.

First Round, Group D

Chile

78

-

56

Australia

18.

First Round, Group B

Soviet Union

91

-

42

Singapore

19.

First Round, Group C

Uruguay

83

-

60

South Korea

20.

First Round, Group A

USA

121

-

53

Philippines

21.

First Round, Group B

France

79

-

62

Canada

22.

Quarter-Final Rnd (9-15), Group D

South Korea

63

-

74

Canada

23.

Quarter-Final Rnd (9-15), Group C

Australia

87

-

48

Thailand

24.

Quarter-Final Rnd (9-15), Group C

Singapore

64

-

67

Formosa

25.

Quarter-Final (1-8), Group A

France

71

-

60

Chile

26.

Quarter-Final (1-8), Group B

Bulgaria

44

-

85

USA

27.

Quarter-Final (1-8), Group B

Brazil

68

-

87

Soviet Union

28.

Quarter-Final (1-8), Group A

Uruguay

79

-

70

Philippines

29.

Quarter-Final Rnd (9-15), Group C

Thailand

50

-

62

Singapore

30.

Quarter-Final Rnd (9-15), Group D

Japan

83

-

67

South Korea

31.

Quarter-Final Rnd (9-15), Group C

Australia

73

-

86

Formosa

32.

Quarter-Final (1-8), Group A

Uruguay

80

-

73

Chile

33.

Quarter-Final (1-8), Group B

Bulgaria

56

-

66

Soviet Union

34.

Quarter-Final (1-8), Group A

France

58

-

65

Philippines

35.

Quarter-Final (1-8), Group B

USA

113

-

51

Brazil

36.

Quarter-Final Rnd (9-15), Group C

Formosa

65

-

52

Thailand

37.

Quarter-Final Rnd (9-15), Group D

Canada

73

-

60

Japan

38.

Quarter-Final Rnd (9-15), Group C

Australia

98

-

74

Singapore

39.

Quarter-Final (1-8), Group B

Soviet Union

55

-

85

USA

40.

Quarter-Final (1-8), Group A

Chile

88

-

69

Philippines

41.

Quarter-Final (1-8), Group B

Bulgaria

82

-

73

Brazil

42.

Quarter-Final (1-8), Group A

Uruguay

62

-

66

France

43.

Classification 13-15

Thailand

47

-

61

South Korea

44.

Classification 9-12

Formosa

61

-

82

Japan

45.

Classification 9-12

Australia

38

-

83

Canada

46.

Classification 5-8

Chile

64

-

89

Brazil

47.

Classification 5-8

Philippines

70

-

80

Bulgaria

48.

Semifinals

France

49

-

56

Soviet Union

49.

Semifinals

Uruguay

38

-

101

USA

50.

Classification 13-15, Place 13

Singapore

92

-

79

South Korea

51.

Classification 9-12, Place 11

Formosa

87

-

70

Australia

52.

Classification 9-12, Place 9

Japan

60

-

75

Canada

53.

Classification 5-8, Place 7

Chile

68

-

75

Philippines

54.

Classification 5-8, Place 5

Brazil

52

-

64

Bulgaria

55.

3rd Place Game

France

62

-

71

Uruguay

Bronze: Uruguay

56.

Final Game

Soviet Union

55

-

89

USA

Silver: Soviet Union / Gold: USA